Tag Archives: magic

On the 11th day of Christmas: Meet Perihan, the fairy godmother


When we last left you, the Karagöz puppets were jumping up and down whilst engaging in a hot debate about religion.  Leave it to religion to stir things up.  Hacivad Bey and Yehuda Rebbe had just co-recited a quote from … Continue reading

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To burqini or not to burqini: A sea change floats my way


…and there it was,  a young lady in her burqini, sweeping and swaying her way across the deck of the Kos Island-bound feribot I wrote about when I last saw you (you can catch up here). As we tried not … Continue reading

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